A retired carpenter has provided a plausible solution to a 3000-year-old architectural mystery
The remains of the Winchester Palace: once one of the largest and most important buildings in all of medieval London
Tomb raiders aside, the Cave of Skulls may hold the secrets of the sacred Dead Sea Scrolls
The Colombo crime family threatened the production of the cult movie The Godfather
It is only outside Inuit culture where the word “igloo” refers exclusively to snow-houses
Start Point Lighthouse: The bright white lighthouse was built in 1836 to protect shipping off Start Point in south Devon, England
Right hand man: Hand dominance in Homo habilis could link to modern humans
Jack Sheppard – the most notorious thief in England during the 18th century who managed to escape four times from prison
The city hall in the Dutch city of Leiden hides five lesser-known works by M. C. Escher
The legend about the Crown of Saint Wenceslas: any usurper who places it on his head is doomed to die within a year
